Quick Ideas Around Classroom Uses of Wikis

  1. Use for student projects where group members need to contribute at different times and from geographically diverse locations.
  2. Use for collaborating on ideas and organizing documents and resources from individuals and groups of students.
  3. Use as a presentation tool where those who attend a workshop can contribute to future versions of the workshop.
  4. As a group research project for a specific idea.
  5. Manage school and classroom documents.
  6. Use as a collaborative handout for students.
  7. Writing: student created books and journaling. (i.e. Wikibooks)
  8. Create and maintain a classroom FAQ
  9. As a classroom discussion and debate area.
  10. A place to aggregate web resources.
  11. Choose a topic on Wikipedia, break the topic into facts, students verify the facts using their information literacy skills, and make changes accordingly (Citing sources).